@article {1822, title = {Systematics and evolution of gall formation in the plant-associated genera of the wasp subfamily Doryctinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)}, journal = {Systematic Entomology}, year = {2014}, abstract = {
Gall formation is a specialised form of phytophagy that consists of abnormal growth of host plant tissue induced by other organisms, principally insects and mites. In the mainly parasitoid wasp subfamily Doryctinae, gall association, represented by gall inducers, inquilines and their parasitoids, is known for species of seven genera. Previous molecular studies recovered few species of six of these genera as monophyletic despite their disparate morphologies. Here, we reconstructed the evolutionary relationships among 47 species belonging to six gall-associated doryctine genera based on two mitochondrial and two nuclear gene markers. Most of the Bayesian\ analyses, performed with different levels of incomplete taxa and characters, supported the monophyly of gall-associated doryctines, with Heterospilus (Heterospilini) as sister group. Percnobracon Kieffer and J\örgensen and Monitoriella Hedqvist were consistently recovered as monophyletic, and the validity of the monotypic Mononeuron was confirmed with respect to Allorhogas Gahan. A nonmonophyletic Allorhogas was recovered, although without significant support. The relationships obtained and the gathered morphological and biological information led us to erect three new genera originally assigned to Psenobolus:\ Ficobolus\ gen.n. (F. paniaguai sp.n. and F. jaliscoi sp.n.), Plesiopsenobolus gen.n. (Pl. mesoamericanus sp.n., Pl. plesiomorphus van\ Achterberg and Marsh comb.n., and Pl. tico sp.n.), and Sabinita gen.n. (S. mexicana\ sp.n.). The origin of the gall-associated doryctine clade was estimated to have occurred during the middle Miocene to early Oligocene, 16.33\–30.55 Ma. Our results support the origin of true gall induction in the Doryctinae from parasitoidism of other gall-forming insects. Moreover, adaptations to attack different gall-forming taxa on various unrelated plant families probably triggered species diversification in the main Allorhogas clade and may also have promoted the independent origin of gall formation on at least three plant groups. Species diversification in the remaining doryctine taxa was probably a result of host shifts within a particular plant taxon and shifts to different plant organs.
}, keywords = {age estimation, clade, gall, keys}, doi = {10.1111/syen.12078}, author = {A. Zaldivar-Riveron and J.J. Martinez and S.A. Belokobylskij and C. Pedraza-Lara and S.R. Shaw and P.E. Hanson and F. Varela-Hernandez} } @article {1801, title = {A New Species of LIssodoryctes Marsh 2002 from Brazil (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Doryctinae)}, journal = {Entomological News}, volume = {123}, year = {2013}, pages = {1-4}, abstract = {

A new species of Lissodoryctes Marsh 2002 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Doryctinae) is described from Brazil. This species is morphologically similar to L. zurquiensis Marsh, but differs by having the eyes blackish, fore and middle legs honey yellow, fore trochanter black, hind coxa reddish black; wings with stigma yellow, tegula black; frons smooth; malar space about 0.3 the eye height; and the first and second metasomal terga rugose. The discovery of this new species substantially extends the known distribution of this genus in the Neotropical Region.

}, keywords = {Braconidae, Doryctinae, Hymenoptera, Lissodoryctes, new species}, doi = {10.3157/021.123.0105}, author = {de Castro, C.S. and S.R. Shaw and A.M. Penteado-Dias} } @article {1332, title = {[Superfamily Ichneumonoidea.].}, journal = {Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute. Gainesville}, volume = {77}, year = {2006}, pages = {443-525}, author = {Gauld, Ian D. and S.R. Shaw} } @article {1162, title = {A phytophagous braconid, Allorhogas conostegia sp. nov. (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), in the fruits of Conostegia xalapensis (Bonpl.) D. Don (Melastomataceae).}, journal = {Journal of Natural History}, volume = {43(43-44)}, year = {2009}, pages = {2677-2689}, author = {Chavarria, L. and P.E. Hanson and P.M. Marsh and S.R. Shaw} } @article {1153, title = {A new species of phytophagous braconid Allorhogas minimus (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Doryctinae) reared from fruit galls on Miconia longifolia (Melastomataceae) in Costa Rica.}, journal = {International Journal of Tropical Insect Science}, volume = {30 (2)}, year = {2010}, pages = {101-107}, author = {Centrella, M.L. and S.R. Shaw} } @article {932, title = {Five new species of the genera Heerz Marsh, Lissopsius Marsh and Ondigus Braet, Barbalho and van Achterberg (Braconidae, Doryctinae) from the Chamela-Cuixmala biosphere reserve in Jalisco, Mexico.}, journal = {Zookeys}, volume = {164}, year = {2012}, pages = {1-23}, author = {A. Zaldivar-Riveron and J.J. Martinez and Ceccarelli, F.S. and S.R. Shaw} } @article {587, title = {A new braconid genus (Hymenoptera) parasitizing webspinners (Embiidina) in Trinidad.}, journal = {Psyche (Cambridge)}, volume = {92}, year = {1985}, pages = {505-512}, abstract = {

Sericobracon Shaw, a new doryctine braconid genus from the neotropical region, is described and illustrated. Two new species are included in the genus: S. arimaensis and S. evansi. The type-species. S. arimaensis, was reared from Clothoda urichi (Saussure), the first record of braconidae parasitizing Embiidina.

}, author = {S.R. Shaw and Edgerly, J.S.} }